---
title: "Contract Management of Decontamination Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055511"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-06-27"
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# Contract Management of Decontamination Services

Buyer: ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055511

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## Summary

The Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an expert provider to manage its decontamination services, essential for maintaining patient safety and ensuring compliance with various standards. This tender, classified under contract administration services with an estimated value of £422,400, is in the tendering stage and falls under the services category. The contract management services will be located in Cambridge, UK. The tender is being conducted through an open procedure, with electronic submissions and written entries accepted until 13th August 2025. The contract period is planned to commence on 1st November 2025 and conclude on 31st October 2028.

This opportunity presents a significant potential for businesses specialising in healthcare-related services, contract management, and decontamination processes. Firms with expertise in managing surgical instrument sterilisation, endoscope reprocessing, mattress and ultrasound equipment decontamination, and those adept in managing associated environmental and validation issues will find this tender particularly appealing. Businesses capable of delivering continuous service improvement and managing healthcare-associated infection risks in compliance with national standards stand to benefit and drive growth by securing this contract with the Royal Papworth Hospital.

## Notice

Royal Papworth Hospital requires a dedicated and expert decontamination contract management supplier to oversee and manage its decontamination services. These services are essential for patient safety and must meet stringent compliance, governance, and performance requirements.
This role will ensure all decontamination--sterile services, endoscopes, mattresses, ultrasound and TOE probes--is managed according to HTMs, the Health and Social Care Act, and other national and local standards. The provider must support governance arrangements, manage risk, and lead continuous service improvement to prevent healthcare-associated infections.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Royal Papworth Hospital requires a dedicated and expert decontamination contract management supplier to oversee and manage its decontamination services. These services are essential for patient safety and must meet stringent compliance, governance, and performance requirements.
This role will ensure all decontamination--sterile services, endoscopes, mattresses, ultrasound and TOE probes--is managed according to HTMs, the Health and Social Care Act, and other national and local standards. The provider must support governance arrangements, manage risk, and lead continuous service improvement to prevent healthcare-associated infections.
To contract manage the below services:
* Surgical instrument sterilisation (CSSD)
* Mattress decontamination
* Endoscope reprocessing
* Ultrasound and TOE probe decontamination
* Management of associated water quality, environmental monitoring, and equipment validation
* Emergency response for contamination incidents
* Waste decontamination, segregation, and disposal

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035758-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £422,400 |
| Lots value | £422,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB2 0AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Queen Edith's |
| Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | TLH1 East Anglia |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79994000 - Contract administration services

## Release History

- 27 Jun 2025 at 11:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035758-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.royalpapworth.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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